Happy New Year everyone. The staff is getting together tonight and I love staff meetings. Crazy, huh?

We will be talking and praying about mission and vision and "the marks of a genuine disciple of Jesus." That last one is tough because two people can be equally loving (or so it appears) for very different reasons. One loves because Jesus first loved (and still does love) her, while the other may be trying to earn God's love.

Flash --- God's love can't be earned. It is already giving freely. It can only be accepted.